diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/marshal.go b/src/encoding/xml/marshal.go
index 0c3cc0dc3618a1..843426bd7e5716 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/marshal.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/marshal.go
@@ -315,6 +315,41 @@ func (enc *Encoder) Close() error {
 	return enc.p.Close()
 }
 
+// element represents a serialized XML element, in the form of either:
+// <$name>
+// <$name xmlns="$xmlns">
+// <$prefix:$name>
+// <$prefix:$name xmlns:$prefix="$xmlns">
+type element struct {
+	xmlns      string
+	prefix     string
+	name       string
+	nsToPrefix map[string]string
+	prefixToNS map[string]string
+}
+
+func newElement(name Name) element {
+	var e element
+	e.xmlns = name.Space
+	e.prefix, e.name = splitPrefixed(name.Local)
+	return e
+}
+
+func splitPrefixed(prefixed string) (prefix, name string) {
+	i := strings.Index(prefixed, ":")
+	if i < 1 || i > len(prefixed)-2 {
+		return "", prefixed
+	}
+	return prefixed[:i], prefixed[i+1:]
+}
+
+func joinPrefixed(prefix, name string) string {
+	if prefix == "" {
+		return name
+	}
+	return prefix + ":" + name
+}
+
 type printer struct {
 	w          *bufio.Writer
 	encoder    *Encoder
@@ -324,38 +359,62 @@ type printer struct {
 	depth      int
 	indentedIn bool
 	putNewline bool
-	attrNS     map[string]string // map prefix -> name space
-	attrPrefix map[string]string // map name space -> prefix
-	prefixes   []string
-	tags       []Name
+	elements   []element
 	closed     bool
 	err        error
 }
 
-// createAttrPrefix finds the name space prefix attribute to use for the given name space,
+// getPrefix finds the prefix to use for the given namespace URI, but does not create it.
+func (p *printer) getPrefix(uri string) string {
+	switch uri {
+	case xmlURL:
+		// The "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" name space is predefined as "xml"
+		// and must be referred to that way.
+		return xmlPrefix
+	case xmlnsURL:
+		// (The "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/" name space is also predefined as "xmlns",
+		// but users should not be trying to use that one directly - that's our job.)
+		return xmlnsPrefix
+	}
+	for i := len(p.elements) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		prefix := p.elements[i].nsToPrefix[uri]
+		if prefix != "" {
+			// Look for prefix collision deeper in the tree
+			for i++; i < len(p.elements); i++ {
+				if p.elements[i].prefixToNS[prefix] != "" {
+					return ""
+				}
+			}
+			return prefix
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// createPrefix finds a prefix to use for the given namespace URI,
 // defining a new prefix if necessary. It returns the prefix.
-func (p *printer) createAttrPrefix(url string) string {
-	if prefix := p.attrPrefix[url]; prefix != "" {
-		return prefix
+// If set, it will attempt to use preferred as the prefix.
+func (p *printer) createPrefix(uri, preferred string) (string, bool) {
+	if prefix := p.getPrefix(uri); prefix != "" && (prefix == preferred || preferred == "") {
+		return prefix, false
 	}
 
-	// The "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" name space is predefined as "xml"
-	// and must be referred to that way.
-	// (The "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/" name space is also predefined as "xmlns",
-	// but users should not be trying to use that one directly - that's our job.)
-	if url == xmlURL {
-		return xmlPrefix
+	if len(p.elements) == 0 {
+		return "", false
 	}
 
-	// Need to define a new name space.
-	if p.attrPrefix == nil {
-		p.attrPrefix = make(map[string]string)
-		p.attrNS = make(map[string]string)
+	// Need to define a new namespace prefix
+	e := &p.elements[len(p.elements)-1]
+	if e.nsToPrefix == nil {
+		e.nsToPrefix = make(map[string]string)
+		e.prefixToNS = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 
-	// Pick a name. We try to use the final element of the path
-	// but fall back to _.
-	prefix := strings.TrimRight(url, "/")
+	// Pick a name. Try to use the final element of the path but fall back to _.
+	prefix := preferred
+	if prefix == "" || e.prefixToNS[prefix] != "" {
+		prefix = strings.TrimRight(uri, "/")
+	}
 	if i := strings.LastIndex(prefix, "/"); i >= 0 {
 		prefix = prefix[i+1:]
 	}
@@ -369,49 +428,30 @@ func (p *printer) createAttrPrefix(url string) string {
 	if len(prefix) >= 3 && strings.EqualFold(prefix[:3], "xml") {
 		prefix = "_" + prefix
 	}
-	if p.attrNS[prefix] != "" {
+	if e.prefixToNS[prefix] != "" {
 		// Name is taken. Find a better one.
 		for p.seq++; ; p.seq++ {
-			if id := prefix + "_" + strconv.Itoa(p.seq); p.attrNS[id] == "" {
+			if id := prefix + "_" + strconv.Itoa(p.seq); e.prefixToNS[id] == "" {
 				prefix = id
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	p.attrPrefix[url] = prefix
-	p.attrNS[prefix] = url
+	if e.nsToPrefix[uri] == "" {
+		e.nsToPrefix[uri] = prefix
+	}
+	e.prefixToNS[prefix] = uri
 
+	return prefix, true
+}
+
+func (p *printer) writePrefixAttr(prefix, uri string) {
 	p.WriteString(`xmlns:`)
 	p.WriteString(prefix)
 	p.WriteString(`="`)
-	EscapeText(p, []byte(url))
-	p.WriteString(`" `)
-
-	p.prefixes = append(p.prefixes, prefix)
-
-	return prefix
-}
-
-// deleteAttrPrefix removes an attribute name space prefix.
-func (p *printer) deleteAttrPrefix(prefix string) {
-	delete(p.attrPrefix, p.attrNS[prefix])
-	delete(p.attrNS, prefix)
-}
-
-func (p *printer) markPrefix() {
-	p.prefixes = append(p.prefixes, "")
-}
-
-func (p *printer) popPrefix() {
-	for len(p.prefixes) > 0 {
-		prefix := p.prefixes[len(p.prefixes)-1]
-		p.prefixes = p.prefixes[:len(p.prefixes)-1]
-		if prefix == "" {
-			break
-		}
-		p.deleteAttrPrefix(prefix)
-	}
+	p.EscapeString(uri)
+	p.WriteByte('"')
 }
 
 var (
@@ -498,18 +538,20 @@ func (p *printer) marshalValue(val reflect.Value, finfo *fieldInfo, startTemplat
 	} else if tinfo.xmlname != nil {
 		xmlname := tinfo.xmlname
 		if xmlname.name != "" {
-			start.Name.Space, start.Name.Local = xmlname.xmlns, xmlname.name
+			start.Name.Space, start.Name.Local = xmlname.xmlns, joinPrefixed(xmlname.prefix, xmlname.name)
 		} else {
 			fv := xmlname.value(val, dontInitNilPointers)
 			if v, ok := fv.Interface().(Name); ok && v.Local != "" {
 				start.Name = v
 			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		// No enforced namespace, i.e. the outer tag namespace remains valid
 	}
-	if start.Name.Local == "" && finfo != nil {
-		start.Name.Space, start.Name.Local = finfo.xmlns, finfo.name
+	if start.Name.Local == "" && finfo != nil { // XMLName overrides tag name - anonymous struct
+		start.Name.Space, start.Name.Local = finfo.xmlns, joinPrefixed(finfo.prefix, finfo.name)
 	}
-	if start.Name.Local == "" {
+	if start.Name.Local == "" { // No or empty XMLName and still no tag name
 		name := typ.Name()
 		if i := strings.IndexByte(name, '['); i >= 0 {
 			// Truncate generic instantiation name. See issue 48318.
@@ -527,6 +569,7 @@ func (p *printer) marshalValue(val reflect.Value, finfo *fieldInfo, startTemplat
 		if finfo.flags&fAttr == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
+
 		fv := finfo.value(val, dontInitNilPointers)
 
 		if finfo.flags&fOmitEmpty != 0 && (!fv.IsValid() || isEmptyValue(fv)) {
@@ -537,17 +580,19 @@ func (p *printer) marshalValue(val reflect.Value, finfo *fieldInfo, startTemplat
 			continue
 		}
 
-		name := Name{Space: finfo.xmlns, Local: finfo.name}
+		name := Name{finfo.xmlns, joinPrefixed(finfo.prefix, finfo.name)}
 		if err := p.marshalAttr(&start, name, fv); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If a name was found, namespace is overridden with an empty space
+	// If an xmlname was found, namespace must be overridden.
 	if tinfo.xmlname != nil && start.Name.Space == "" &&
-		len(p.tags) != 0 && p.tags[len(p.tags)-1].Space != "" {
+		len(p.elements) != 0 && p.elements[len(p.elements)-1].xmlns != "" {
+		// Add attr xmlns="" to override the outer tag namespace
 		start.Attr = append(start.Attr, Attr{Name{"", xmlnsPrefix}, ""})
 	}
+
 	if err := p.writeStart(&start); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -669,7 +714,7 @@ func defaultStart(typ reflect.Type, finfo *fieldInfo, startTemplate *StartElemen
 		start.Name = startTemplate.Name
 		start.Attr = append(start.Attr, startTemplate.Attr...)
 	} else if finfo != nil && finfo.name != "" {
-		start.Name.Local = finfo.name
+		start.Name.Local = joinPrefixed(finfo.prefix, finfo.name)
 		start.Name.Space = finfo.xmlns
 	} else if typ.Name() != "" {
 		start.Name.Local = typ.Name()
@@ -683,21 +728,21 @@ func defaultStart(typ reflect.Type, finfo *fieldInfo, startTemplate *StartElemen
 
 // marshalInterface marshals a Marshaler interface value.
 func (p *printer) marshalInterface(val Marshaler, start StartElement) error {
-	// Push a marker onto the tag stack so that MarshalXML
+	// Push a marker onto the element stack so that MarshalXML
 	// cannot close the XML tags that it did not open.
-	p.tags = append(p.tags, Name{})
-	n := len(p.tags)
+	p.elements = append(p.elements, element{})
+	n := len(p.elements)
 
 	err := val.MarshalXML(p.encoder, start)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Make sure MarshalXML closed all its tags. p.tags[n-1] is the mark.
-	if len(p.tags) > n {
-		return fmt.Errorf("xml: %s.MarshalXML wrote invalid XML: <%s> not closed", receiverType(val), p.tags[len(p.tags)-1].Local)
+	// Make sure MarshalXML closed all its tags. p.elements[n-1] is the mark.
+	if len(p.elements) > n {
+		return fmt.Errorf("xml: %s.MarshalXML wrote invalid XML: <%s> not closed", receiverType(val), p.elements[len(p.elements)-1].name)
 	}
-	p.tags = p.tags[:n-1]
+	p.elements = p.elements[:n-1]
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -720,31 +765,95 @@ func (p *printer) writeStart(start *StartElement) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("xml: start tag with no name")
 	}
 
-	p.tags = append(p.tags, start.Name)
-	p.markPrefix()
+	// Push a new XML element
+	p.elements = append(p.elements, newElement(start.Name))
+	e := &p.elements[len(p.elements)-1]
 
-	p.writeIndent(1)
-	p.WriteByte('<')
-	p.WriteString(start.Name.Local)
+	// Set the namespace prefix, if necessary
+	var spaceDefined bool
+	if e.xmlns != "" {
+		// Try to avoid needing a prefix first.
+		for _, attr := range start.Attr {
+			if attr.Name.Space == "" && attr.Name.Local == xmlnsPrefix && attr.Value == e.xmlns {
+				spaceDefined = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// Walk up the tree to see if a default namespace is already defined without a prefix.
+		if !spaceDefined && e.prefix == "" {
+			for i := len(p.elements) - 2; i >= 0; i-- {
+				if p.elements[i].prefix == "" && p.elements[i].xmlns == e.xmlns {
+					spaceDefined = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		// Locate an eventual prefix. If none, the XML is <tag name and no short notation is used
+		if !spaceDefined && e.prefix == "" {
+			// Look for an xmlns:prefix="uri" attribute that matches tag
+			for _, attr := range start.Attr {
+				if attr.Name.Space == xmlnsURL && attr.Name.Local != "" && attr.Value == e.xmlns {
+					e.prefix, _ = p.createPrefix(attr.Value, attr.Name.Local)
+					spaceDefined = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if !spaceDefined && e.prefix == "" {
+			e.prefix = p.getPrefix(e.xmlns)
+			if e.prefix != "" {
+				spaceDefined = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
-	if start.Name.Space != "" {
-		p.WriteString(` xmlns="`)
-		p.EscapeString(start.Name.Space)
-		p.WriteByte('"')
+	p.writeIndent(1) // handling relative depth of a tag
+	p.WriteByte('<')
+	if e.prefix != "" {
+		var prefixCreated bool
+		if e.xmlns != "" && !spaceDefined {
+			e.prefix, prefixCreated = p.createPrefix(e.xmlns, e.prefix)
+		}
+		p.WriteString(e.prefix)
+		p.WriteByte(':')
+		p.WriteString(e.name)
+		if prefixCreated {
+			p.WriteByte(' ')
+			p.writePrefixAttr(e.prefix, e.xmlns)
+		}
+	} else if e.xmlns != "" {
+		p.WriteString(e.name)
+		if !spaceDefined {
+			p.WriteString(` xmlns="`)
+			p.EscapeString(e.xmlns)
+			p.WriteByte('"')
+		}
+	} else {
+		p.WriteString(e.name)
 	}
 
 	// Attributes
 	for _, attr := range start.Attr {
-		name := attr.Name
-		if name.Local == "" {
+		if attr.Name.Local == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		prefix, local := splitPrefixed(attr.Name.Local)
 		p.WriteByte(' ')
-		if name.Space != "" {
-			p.WriteString(p.createAttrPrefix(name.Space))
+		if attr.Name.Space == xmlnsURL {
+			p.createPrefix(attr.Value, local)
+			p.WriteString(xmlnsPrefix)
+			p.WriteByte(':')
+		} else if attr.Name.Space != "" {
+			var prefixCreated bool
+			prefix, prefixCreated = p.createPrefix(attr.Name.Space, prefix)
+			if prefixCreated {
+				p.writePrefixAttr(prefix, attr.Name.Space)
+				p.WriteByte(' ')
+			}
+			p.WriteString(prefix)
 			p.WriteByte(':')
 		}
-		p.WriteString(name.Local)
+		p.WriteString(local)
 		p.WriteString(`="`)
 		p.EscapeString(attr.Value)
 		p.WriteByte('"')
@@ -757,23 +866,34 @@ func (p *printer) writeEnd(name Name) error {
 	if name.Local == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end tag with no name")
 	}
-	if len(p.tags) == 0 || p.tags[len(p.tags)-1].Local == "" {
+	if len(p.elements) == 0 || p.elements[len(p.elements)-1].name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end tag </%s> without start tag", name.Local)
 	}
-	if top := p.tags[len(p.tags)-1]; top != name {
-		if top.Local != name.Local {
-			return fmt.Errorf("xml: end tag </%s> does not match start tag <%s>", name.Local, top.Local)
-		}
-		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end tag </%s> in namespace %s does not match start tag <%s> in namespace %s", name.Local, name.Space, top.Local, top.Space)
+	e := p.elements[len(p.elements)-1]
+	prefix, local := splitPrefixed(name.Local)
+	// Tag prefixes do not match
+	if prefix != "" && e.prefix != "" && prefix != e.prefix {
+		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end prefix </%s:%s> does not match start prefix <%s:%s>", prefix, local, e.prefix, e.name)
+	}
+	// Tag names do not match
+	if local != e.name {
+		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end tag </%s> does not match start tag <%s>", local, e.name)
+	}
+	// Namespaces do not match
+	if name.Space != e.xmlns {
+		return fmt.Errorf("xml: end namespace %q does not match start namespace %q", name.Space, e.xmlns)
 	}
-	p.tags = p.tags[:len(p.tags)-1]
-
 	p.writeIndent(-1)
 	p.WriteByte('<')
 	p.WriteByte('/')
-	p.WriteString(name.Local)
+	if e.prefix != "" {
+		p.WriteString(e.prefix)
+		p.WriteByte(':')
+	}
+	p.WriteString(e.name)
 	p.WriteByte('>')
-	p.popPrefix()
+	// Pop elements stack
+	p.elements = p.elements[:len(p.elements)-1]
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1027,8 +1147,8 @@ func (p *printer) Close() error {
 	if err := p.w.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if len(p.tags) > 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unclosed tag <%s>", p.tags[len(p.tags)-1].Local)
+	if len(p.elements) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unclosed tag <%s>", p.elements[len(p.elements)-1].name)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/marshal_test.go b/src/encoding/xml/marshal_test.go
index f6bcc7fd30287b..28dfa1ca190836 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/marshal_test.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/marshal_test.go
@@ -528,6 +528,38 @@ type Generic[T any] struct {
 	X T
 }
 
+type EPP struct {
+	XMLName struct{} `xml:"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 epp"`
+	Command *Command `xml:"command,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Command struct {
+	Check *Check `xml:"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0 check,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Check struct {
+	DomainCheck *DomainCheck `xml:"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0 domain:check,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type DomainCheck struct {
+	DomainNames []string `xml:"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0 domain:name,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type SecureEnvelope struct {
+	XMLName struct{}       `xml:"urn:test:secure-1.0 sec:envelope"`
+	Message *SecureMessage `xml:"urn:test:message-1.0 msg,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type SecureMessage struct {
+	Body   string `xml:"urn:test:message-1.0 body,omitempty"`
+	Signer string `xml:"urn:test:secure-1.0 sec:signer,attr,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type NamespacedNested struct {
+	XMLName struct{} `xml:"urn:test:nested-1.0 nested"`
+	Value   string   `xml:"urn:test:nested-1.0 nested:wrapper>nested:value"`
+}
+
 var (
 	nameAttr     = "Sarah"
 	ageAttr      = uint(12)
@@ -633,6 +665,11 @@ var marshalTests = []struct {
 	{Value: &Port{Type: "ssl", Number: "443"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="ssl">443</port>`},
 	{Value: &Port{Number: "443"}, ExpectXML: `<port>443</port>`},
 	{Value: &Port{Type: "<unix>"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="&lt;unix&gt;"></port>`},
+	// Marshal is not symmetric to Unmarshal for these oddities because &apos is written as &#39
+	{Value: &Port{Type: "<un'ix>"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="&lt;un&apos;ix&gt;"></port>`, UnmarshalOnly: true},
+	{Value: &Port{Type: "<un\"ix>"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="&lt;un&quot;ix&gt;"></port>`, UnmarshalOnly: true},
+	{Value: &Port{Type: "<un&ix>"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="&lt;un&amp;ix&gt;"></port>`},
+	{Value: &Port{Type: "<unix>"}, ExpectXML: `<port type="&lt;unix&gt;"></port>`, UnmarshalOnly: true},
 	{Value: &Port{Number: "443", Comment: "https"}, ExpectXML: `<port><!--https-->443</port>`},
 	{Value: &Port{Number: "443", Comment: "add space-"}, ExpectXML: `<port><!--add space- -->443</port>`, MarshalOnly: true},
 	{Value: &Domain{Name: []byte("google.com&friends")}, ExpectXML: `<domain>google.com&amp;friends</domain>`},
@@ -812,7 +849,7 @@ var marshalTests = []struct {
 			D1: "d1",
 		},
 		ExpectXML: `<top xmlns="space">` +
-			`<x><a>a</a><b>b</b><c xmlns="space">c</c>` +
+			`<x><a>a</a><b>b</b><c>c</c>` +
 			`<c xmlns="space1">c1</c>` +
 			`<d xmlns="space1">d1</d>` +
 			`</x>` +
@@ -1052,6 +1089,10 @@ var marshalTests = []struct {
 		Value:     &OmitAttrTest{},
 		ExpectXML: `<OmitAttrTest></OmitAttrTest>`,
 	},
+	{
+		Value:     &OmitAttrTest{Str: "gopher@golang.org"},
+		ExpectXML: `<OmitAttrTest Str="gopher@golang.org"></OmitAttrTest>`,
+	},
 
 	// pointer fields
 	{
@@ -1112,10 +1153,10 @@ var marshalTests = []struct {
 		Value: &AnyTest{Nested: "known",
 			AnyField: AnyHolder{
 				XML:     "<unknown/>",
-				XMLName: Name{Local: "AnyField"},
+				XMLName: Name{Local: "other"}, // Overriding the field name is the purpose of the test
 			},
 		},
-		ExpectXML: `<a><nested><value>known</value></nested><AnyField><unknown/></AnyField></a>`,
+		ExpectXML: `<a><nested><value>known</value></nested><other><unknown/></other></a>`,
 	},
 	{
 		ExpectXML: `<a><nested><value>b</value></nested></a>`,
@@ -1656,6 +1697,59 @@ var marshalTests = []struct {
 		Value:         &DirectAny{Any: string("")},
 		UnmarshalOnly: true,
 	},
+
+	// Test namespace prefixes
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"><command></command></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{Command: &Command{}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"><command><check></check></command></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{Command: &Command{Check: &Check{}}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"><command><check><domain:check xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0"></domain:check></check></command></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{Command: &Command{Check: &Check{DomainCheck: &DomainCheck{}}}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"><command><check><domain:check xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0"><domain:name>golang.org</domain:name></domain:check></check></command></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{Command: &Command{Check: &Check{DomainCheck: &DomainCheck{DomainNames: []string{"golang.org"}}}}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0"><command><check><domain:check xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0"><domain:name>golang.org</domain:name><domain:name>go.dev</domain:name></domain:check></check></command></epp>`,
+		Value:     &EPP{Command: &Command{Check: &Check{DomainCheck: &DomainCheck{DomainNames: []string{"golang.org", "go.dev"}}}}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<sec:envelope xmlns:sec="urn:test:secure-1.0"></sec:envelope>`,
+		Value:     &SecureEnvelope{},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<sec:envelope xmlns:sec="urn:test:secure-1.0"><msg xmlns="urn:test:message-1.0"></msg></sec:envelope>`,
+		Value:     &SecureEnvelope{Message: &SecureMessage{}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<sec:envelope xmlns:sec="urn:test:secure-1.0"><msg xmlns="urn:test:message-1.0"><body>Hello, world.</body></msg></sec:envelope>`,
+		Value:     &SecureEnvelope{Message: &SecureMessage{Body: "Hello, world."}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<sec:envelope xmlns:sec="urn:test:secure-1.0"><msg xmlns="urn:test:message-1.0" sec:signer="gopher@golang.org"><body>Thanks</body></msg></sec:envelope>`,
+		Value:     &SecureEnvelope{Message: &SecureMessage{Body: "Thanks", Signer: "gopher@golang.org"}},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<nested xmlns="urn:test:nested-1.0"><wrapper><nested:value xmlns:nested="urn:test:nested-1.0">You’re welcome!</nested:value></wrapper></nested>`,
+		Value:     &NamespacedNested{Value: "You’re welcome!"},
+	},
+	{
+		ExpectXML: `<space:name><space:value>value</space:value></space:name>`,
+		Value: &struct {
+			XMLName struct{} `xml:"space:name"`
+			Value   string   `xml:"space:value"`
+		}{Value: "value"},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestMarshal(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1806,16 +1900,16 @@ func TestUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if err != nil {
 				if test.UnmarshalError == "" {
-					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%#v): %s", test.ExpectXML, err)
+					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%s): %s", test.ExpectXML, err)
 					return
 				}
 				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.UnmarshalError) {
-					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%#v): %s, want %q", test.ExpectXML, err, test.UnmarshalError)
+					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%s): %s, want %q", test.ExpectXML, err, test.UnmarshalError)
 				}
 				return
 			}
 			if got, want := dest, test.Value; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
-				t.Errorf("unmarshal(%q):\nhave %#v\nwant %#v", test.ExpectXML, got, want)
+				t.Errorf("unmarshal(%s):\nhave %#v\nwant %#v", test.ExpectXML, got, want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -1966,7 +2060,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	want string
 	err  string
 }{{
-	desc: "start element with name space",
+	desc: "start element with namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "local"}, nil},
 	},
@@ -2063,7 +2157,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, nil},
 		EndElement{Name{"another", "foo"}},
 	},
-	err:  "xml: end tag </foo> in namespace another does not match start tag <foo> in namespace space",
+	err:  `xml: end namespace "another" does not match start namespace "space"`,
 	want: `<foo xmlns="space">`,
 }, {
 	desc: "start element with explicit namespace",
@@ -2074,6 +2168,23 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 		}},
 	},
 	want: `<local xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space" xmlns:space="space" space:foo="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element with explicit namespace prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "local"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "foo"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<x:local xmlns:x="space" x:foo="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element with prefixed local name",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "x:local"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "foo"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<x:local xmlns:x="space" x:foo="value">`,
 }, {
 	desc: "start element with explicit namespace and colliding prefix",
 	toks: []Token{
@@ -2084,6 +2195,25 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 		}},
 	},
 	want: `<local xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space" xmlns:space="space" space:foo="value" xmlns:x="x" x:bar="other">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element with explicit namespace prefix and colliding prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "local"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "foo"}, "value"},
+			{Name{"x", "bar"}, "other"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<x:local xmlns:x="space" x:foo="value" xmlns:x_1="x" x_1:bar="other">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element with prefixed local name and colliding prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "x:local"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "foo"}, "value"},
+			{Name{"x", "bar"}, "other"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<x:local xmlns:x="space" x:foo="value" xmlns:x_1="x" x_1:bar="other">`,
 }, {
 	desc: "start element using previously defined namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
@@ -2096,7 +2226,27 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<local xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space"><foo xmlns="space" xmlns:space="space" space:x="y">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested name space with same prefix",
+	desc: "start element using previously defined namespace prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "local"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "x"}, "y"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<local xmlns:x="space"><x:foo x:x="y">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element using prefixed local name",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name: Name{"space", "x:local"}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "x"}, "y"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<x:local xmlns:x="space"><x:foo x:x="y">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested namespace with same prefix",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xmlns", "x"}, "space1"},
@@ -2117,7 +2267,28 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space1"><foo _xmlns:x="space2"><foo xmlns:space1="space1" space1:a="space1 value" xmlns:space2="space2" space2:b="space2 value"></foo></foo><foo xmlns:space1="space1" space1:a="space1 value" xmlns:space2="space2" space2:b="space2 value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "start element defining several prefixes for the same name space",
+	desc: "nested namespace with same prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space1"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space2"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space1", "a"}, "space1 value"},
+			{Name{"space2", "b"}, "space2 value"},
+		}},
+		EndElement{Name{"", "foo"}},
+		EndElement{Name{"", "foo"}},
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space1", "a"}, "space1 value"},
+			{Name{"space2", "b"}, "space2 value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns:x="space1"><foo xmlns:x="space2"><foo xmlns:space1="space1" space1:a="space1 value" x:b="space2 value"></foo></foo><foo x:a="space1 value" xmlns:space2="space2" space2:b="space2 value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "start element defining several prefixes for the same namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xmlns", "a"}, "space"},
@@ -2127,7 +2298,17 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:a="space" _xmlns:b="space" xmlns:space="space" space:x="value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested element redefines name space",
+	desc: "start element explicitly defining several prefixes for the same namespace",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "a"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "b"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "x"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<a:foo xmlns:a="space" xmlns:b="space" a:x="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element redefines namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xmlns", "x"}, "space"},
@@ -2139,7 +2320,30 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space"><foo xmlns="space" _xmlns:y="space" xmlns:space="space" space:a="value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested element creates alias for default name space",
+	desc: "nested element redefines namespace prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "y"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns:x="space"><y:foo xmlns:y="space" y:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element explicitly redefines namespace prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "y:foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns:x="space"><y:foo xmlns:y="space" y:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element creates alias for default namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2149,9 +2353,32 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
 		}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space"><foo xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:y="space" xmlns:space="space" space:a="value">`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:y="space" xmlns:space="space" space:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element creates alias prefix for default namespace",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "y"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><foo xmlns:y="space" y:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element explicitly creates alias prefix for default namespace",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "y:foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><y:foo xmlns:y="space" y:a="value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested element defines default name space with existing prefix",
+	desc: "nested element defines default namespace with existing prefix",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xmlns", "x"}, "space"},
@@ -2161,9 +2388,31 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
 		}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space"><foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space" xmlns:space="space" space:a="value">`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:x="space"><foo xmlns="space" xmlns:space="space" space:a="value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested element uses empty attribute name space when default ns defined",
+	desc: "nested element defines default namespace prefix with existing prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "x"}, "space"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns:x="space"><foo xmlns="space" x:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element defines explicit attribute namespace prefix with existing prefix",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name: Name{"", "foo"}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "x:a"}, "value"},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo><foo xmlns="space" xmlns:x="space" x:a="value">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "nested element uses empty attribute namespace when default ns defined",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2172,7 +2421,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 			{Name{"", "attr"}, "value"},
 		}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space"><foo xmlns="space" attr="value">`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><foo attr="value">`,
 }, {
 	desc: "redefine xmlns",
 	toks: []Token{
@@ -2182,7 +2431,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns:foo="foo" foo:xmlns="space">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "xmlns with explicit name space #1",
+	desc: "xmlns with explicit namespace #1",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xml", "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2190,7 +2439,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns:_xml="xml" _xml:xmlns="space">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "xmlns with explicit name space #2",
+	desc: "xmlns with explicit namespace #2",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{xmlURL, "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2198,13 +2447,21 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xml:xmlns="space">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "empty name space declaration is ignored",
+	desc: "empty namespace declaration is ignored",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"xmlns", "foo"}, ""},
 		}},
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:foo="">`,
+}, {
+	desc: "empty namespace prefix declaration is ignored",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "foo"}, ""},
+		}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns:foo="">`,
 }, {
 	desc: "attribute with no name is ignored",
 	toks: []Token{
@@ -2233,18 +2490,18 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 			{Name{"space", "x"}, "value"},
 		}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space"><foo xmlns="" x="value" xmlns:space="space" space:x="value">`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><foo xmlns="" x="value" xmlns:space="space" space:x="value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "nested element requires empty default name space",
+	desc: "nested element requires empty default namespace",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
 		}},
 		StartElement{Name{"", "foo"}, nil},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space"><foo>`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space"><foo>`,
 }, {
-	desc: "attribute uses name space from xmlns",
+	desc: "attribute uses namespace from xmlns",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"some/space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "attr"}, "value"},
@@ -2253,7 +2510,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 	},
 	want: `<foo xmlns="some/space" attr="value" xmlns:space="some/space" space:other="other value">`,
 }, {
-	desc: "default name space should not be used by attributes",
+	desc: "default namespace should not be used by attributes",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2264,9 +2521,22 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 		EndElement{Name{"space", "baz"}},
 		EndElement{Name{"space", "foo"}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:bar="space" xmlns:space="space" space:baz="foo"><baz xmlns="space"></baz></foo>`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns:_xmlns="xmlns" _xmlns:bar="space" xmlns:space="space" space:baz="foo"><baz></baz></foo>`,
+}, {
+	desc: "default namespace prefix should not be used by attributes",
+	toks: []Token{
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
+			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "bar"}, "space"},
+			{Name{"space", "baz"}, "foo"},
+		}},
+		StartElement{Name{"space", "baz"}, nil},
+		EndElement{Name{"space", "baz"}},
+		EndElement{Name{"space", "foo"}},
+	},
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns:bar="space" bar:baz="foo"><baz></baz></foo>`,
 }, {
-	desc: "default name space not used by attributes, not explicitly defined",
+	desc: "default namespace not used by attributes, not explicitly defined",
 	toks: []Token{
 		StartElement{Name{"space", "foo"}, []Attr{
 			{Name{"", "xmlns"}, "space"},
@@ -2276,7 +2546,7 @@ var encodeTokenTests = []struct {
 		EndElement{Name{"space", "baz"}},
 		EndElement{Name{"space", "foo"}},
 	},
-	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns="space" xmlns:space="space" space:baz="foo"><baz xmlns="space"></baz></foo>`,
+	want: `<foo xmlns="space" xmlns:space="space" space:baz="foo"><baz></baz></foo>`,
 }, {
 	desc: "impossible xmlns declaration",
 	toks: []Token{
@@ -2323,7 +2593,7 @@ loop:
 		for j, tok := range tt.toks {
 			err = enc.EncodeToken(tok)
 			if err != nil && j < len(tt.toks)-1 {
-				t.Errorf("#%d %s token #%d: %v", i, tt.desc, j, err)
+				t.Errorf("#%d %s; token #%d: %v", i, tt.desc, j, err)
 				continue loop
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/read.go b/src/encoding/xml/read.go
index c1c843e4c07d24..f1d216b15f4afa 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/read.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/read.go
@@ -452,9 +452,23 @@ func (d *Decoder) unmarshal(val reflect.Value, start *StartElement, depth int) e
 				}
 				return UnmarshalError(e)
 			}
-			fv := finfo.value(sv, initNilPointers)
-			if _, ok := fv.Interface().(Name); ok {
-				fv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(start.Name))
+			// Anonymous struct with no field or anonymous fields cannot get a value using the reflection
+			// package and must be discarded.
+			noValue := true
+			if sv.Type().Name() == "" && sv.Type().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+				i := 0
+				for i < sv.Type().NumField() && noValue {
+					noValue = noValue && sv.Type().Field(i).Anonymous
+					i++
+				}
+			} else {
+				noValue = false
+			}
+			if !noValue {
+				fv := finfo.value(sv, initNilPointers)
+				if _, ok := fv.Interface().(Name); ok {
+					fv.Set(reflect.ValueOf(start.Name))
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go b/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
index 2f123fdbb48dbc..ccf2b8edb945c8 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/typeinfo.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type typeInfo struct {
 // fieldInfo holds details for the xml representation of a single field.
 type fieldInfo struct {
 	idx     []int
+	prefix  string
 	name    string
 	xmlns   string
 	flags   fieldFlags
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func getTypeInfo(typ reflect.Type) (*typeInfo, error) {
 			}
 
 			// For embedded structs, embed its fields.
-			if f.Anonymous {
+			if f.Anonymous { // i.e. reflect package will panic to get a Value
 				t := f.Type
 				if t.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
 					t = t.Elem()
@@ -75,13 +76,14 @@ func getTypeInfo(typ reflect.Type) (*typeInfo, error) {
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, err
 					}
-					if tinfo.xmlname == nil {
+					if tinfo.xmlname == nil && inner.xmlname != nil && inner.xmlname.name != "" {
+						// to leave xmlname to nil and to avoid assigning unexported xmlname field
 						tinfo.xmlname = inner.xmlname
 					}
 					for _, finfo := range inner.fields {
 						finfo.idx = append([]int{i}, finfo.idx...)
 						if err := addFieldInfo(typ, tinfo, &finfo); err != nil {
-							return nil, err
+							return nil, err // Any detected conflict returns an error
 						}
 					}
 					continue
@@ -93,19 +95,16 @@ func getTypeInfo(typ reflect.Type) (*typeInfo, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 
-			if f.Name == xmlName {
+			if f.Name == xmlName { // copying the field for "easier" access when .FieldByName() is appropriate
 				tinfo.xmlname = finfo
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// Add the field if it doesn't conflict with other fields.
-			if err := addFieldInfo(typ, tinfo, finfo); err != nil {
+			} else if err := addFieldInfo(typ, tinfo, finfo); err != nil {
+				// Add the field if it doesn't conflict with other fields.
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	ti, _ := tinfoMap.LoadOrStore(typ, tinfo)
+	ti, _ := tinfoMap.LoadOrStore(typ, tinfo) // Returned bool is always false
 	return ti.(*typeInfo), nil
 }
 
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func structFieldInfo(typ reflect.Type, f *reflect.StructField) (*fieldInfo, erro
 	// Parse flags.
 	tokens := strings.Split(tag, ",")
 	if len(tokens) == 1 {
-		finfo.flags = fElement
+		finfo.flags = fElement // Nothing but the name of field
 	} else {
 		tag = tokens[0]
 		for _, flag := range tokens[1:] {
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ func structFieldInfo(typ reflect.Type, f *reflect.StructField) (*fieldInfo, erro
 		// The XMLName field records the XML element name. Don't
 		// process it as usual because its name should default to
 		// empty rather than to the field name.
-		finfo.name = tag
+		finfo.prefix, finfo.name = splitPrefixed(tag)
 		return finfo, nil
 	}
 
@@ -187,8 +186,9 @@ func structFieldInfo(typ reflect.Type, f *reflect.StructField) (*fieldInfo, erro
 		// If the name part of the tag is completely empty, get
 		// default from XMLName of underlying struct if feasible,
 		// or field name otherwise.
+		// This is how an anonymous struct gets a value
 		if xmlname := lookupXMLName(f.Type); xmlname != nil {
-			finfo.xmlns, finfo.name = xmlname.xmlns, xmlname.name
+			finfo.xmlns, finfo.prefix, finfo.name = xmlname.xmlns, xmlname.prefix, xmlname.name
 		} else {
 			finfo.name = f.Name
 		}
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ func structFieldInfo(typ reflect.Type, f *reflect.StructField) (*fieldInfo, erro
 	if parents[len(parents)-1] == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("xml: trailing '>' in field %s of type %s", f.Name, typ)
 	}
-	finfo.name = parents[len(parents)-1]
+	finfo.prefix, finfo.name = splitPrefixed(parents[len(parents)-1])
+	// TODO(ydnar): should we allow prefixed parents, e.g.: space:a>space>b?
+	for i := range parents {
+		_, parents[i] = splitPrefixed(parents[i])
+	}
 	if len(parents) > 1 {
 		if (finfo.flags & fElement) == 0 {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("xml: %s chain not valid with %s flag", tag, strings.Join(tokens[1:], ","))
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ func lookupXMLName(typ reflect.Type) (xmlname *fieldInfo) {
 		if f.Name != xmlName {
 			continue
 		}
-		finfo, err := structFieldInfo(typ, &f)
+		finfo, err := structFieldInfo(typ, &f) // Recursive call
 		if err == nil && finfo.name != "" {
 			return finfo
 		}
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ Loop:
 	// Otherwise, if any of them is at the same depth level, it's an error.
 	for _, i := range conflicts {
 		oldf := &tinfo.fields[i]
-		if len(oldf.idx) == len(newf.idx) {
+		if len(oldf.idx) == len(newf.idx) { // Same depth
 			f1 := typ.FieldByIndex(oldf.idx)
 			f2 := typ.FieldByIndex(newf.idx)
 			return &TagPathError{typ, f1.Name, f1.Tag.Get("xml"), f2.Name, f2.Tag.Get("xml")}
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/xml.go b/src/encoding/xml/xml.go
index 1f3084e5ca83a0..cd7fe8be124b62 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/xml.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/xml.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ type Decoder struct {
 	toClose        Name
 	nextToken      Token
 	nextByte       int
-	ns             map[string]string
+	ns             map[string]string // url for a prefix ns[.Space]=.Value
 	err            error
 	line           int
 	linestart      int64
@@ -301,13 +301,22 @@ func (d *Decoder) Token() (Token, error) {
 		// to the other attribute names, so process
 		// the translations first.
 		for _, a := range t1.Attr {
-			if a.Name.Space == xmlnsPrefix {
-				v, ok := d.ns[a.Name.Local]
-				d.pushNs(a.Name.Local, v, ok)
+			if a.Name.Space == xmlnsPrefix { // name space attribute {.Space}xmlns:{.Local}={.Value}
+				if a.Value == "" {
+					d.err = d.syntaxError("empty namespace without prefix")
+					return nil, d.err
+				}
+				if a.Name.Local == "" {
+					d.err = d.syntaxError("empty prefix")
+					return nil, d.err
+				}
+				v, ok := d.ns[a.Name.Local] // Checking existence
+				// Recording the level of the name space by recording tag name
+				d.pushNs(a.Name.Local, v, ok) // Pushing tag, eventual value, and existence of namespace
 				d.ns[a.Name.Local] = a.Value
 			}
-			if a.Name.Space == "" && a.Name.Local == xmlnsPrefix {
-				// Default space for untagged names
+			if a.Name.Space == "" && a.Name.Local == xmlnsPrefix { // xmlns=".Value"
+				// Default space for non-prefixed names
 				v, ok := d.ns[""]
 				d.pushNs("", v, ok)
 				d.ns[""] = a.Value
@@ -332,8 +341,9 @@ func (d *Decoder) Token() (Token, error) {
 
 const (
 	xmlURL      = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"
-	xmlnsPrefix = "xmlns"
 	xmlPrefix   = "xml"
+	xmlnsURL    = "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/"
+	xmlnsPrefix = "xmlns"
 )
 
 // Apply name space translation to name n.
@@ -342,6 +352,7 @@ const (
 func (d *Decoder) translate(n *Name, isElementName bool) {
 	switch {
 	case n.Space == xmlnsPrefix:
+		n.Space = xmlnsURL
 		return
 	case n.Space == "" && !isElementName:
 		return
@@ -790,6 +801,9 @@ func (d *Decoder) rawToken() (Token, error) {
 	for {
 		d.space()
 		if b, ok = d.mustgetc(); !ok {
+			if len(attr) > 0 && !d.Strict {
+				break // When not strict, an attribute might end with EOF
+			}
 			return nil, d.err
 		}
 		if b == '/' {
@@ -824,7 +838,6 @@ func (d *Decoder) rawToken() (Token, error) {
 				d.err = d.syntaxError("attribute name without = in element")
 				return nil, d.err
 			}
-			d.ungetc(b)
 			a.Value = a.Name.Local
 		} else {
 			d.space()
@@ -1016,6 +1029,11 @@ Input:
 			d.ungetc('<')
 			break Input
 		}
+		// This occurs only for an unquoted attr name.
+		if b == '>' && !cdata && quote < 0 { // Possible end of tag reached
+			d.ungetc('>') // Leaving end of tag available
+			break         // returning text
+		}
 		if quote >= 0 && b == byte(quote) {
 			break Input
 		}
@@ -1112,6 +1130,7 @@ Input:
 		}
 
 		// We must rewrite unescaped \r and \r\n into \n.
+		// End of line handling https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/#sec-line-ends
 		if b == '\r' {
 			d.buf.WriteByte('\n')
 		} else if b1 == '\r' && b == '\n' {
@@ -1162,13 +1181,18 @@ func (d *Decoder) nsname() (name Name, ok bool) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	if strings.Count(s, ":") > 1 {
+	n := strings.Count(s, ":")
+	if n == 0 { // No colons, no namespace. OK.
+		name.Local = s
+	} else if n > 1 { // More than one colon, not OK.
+		name.Local = s
 		return name, false
-	} else if space, local, ok := strings.Cut(s, ":"); !ok || space == "" || local == "" {
+	} else if i := strings.Index(s, ":"); i < 1 || i > len(s)-2 { // Leading or trailing colon, not OK.
 		name.Local = s
+		return name, false
 	} else {
-		name.Space = space
-		name.Local = local
+		name.Space = s[0:i]
+		name.Local = s[i+1:]
 	}
 	return name, true
 }
diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go b/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
index f5c7259cfb45c1..979f7318c5620f 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ var cookedTokens = []Token{
 	Directive(`DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"`),
 	CharData("\n"),
-	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "body"}, []Attr{{Name{"xmlns", "foo"}, "ns1"}, {Name{"", "xmlns"}, "ns2"}, {Name{"xmlns", "tag"}, "ns3"}}},
+	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "body"}, []Attr{{Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "foo"}, "ns1"}, {Name{"", "xmlns"}, "ns2"}, {Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "tag"}, "ns3"}}},
 	CharData("\n  "),
 	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "hello"}, []Attr{{Name{"", "lang"}, "en"}}},
 	CharData("World <>'\" 白鵬翔"),
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ var cookedTokens = []Token{
 	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "goodbye"}, []Attr{}},
 	EndElement{Name{"ns2", "goodbye"}},
 	CharData("\n  "),
-	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "outer"}, []Attr{{Name{"ns1", "attr"}, "value"}, {Name{"xmlns", "tag"}, "ns4"}}},
+	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "outer"}, []Attr{{Name{"ns1", "attr"}, "value"}, {Name{"http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/", "tag"}, "ns4"}}},
 	CharData("\n    "),
 	StartElement{Name{"ns2", "inner"}, []Attr{}},
 	EndElement{Name{"ns2", "inner"}},
@@ -1006,6 +1006,316 @@ func encodeXMLNS4() ([]byte, error) {
 	return Marshal(s)
 }
 
+func TestIssue11431(t *testing.T) {
+	type Test struct {
+		XMLName Name   `xml:"Test"`
+		Ns      string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
+		Body    string
+	}
+
+	s := &Test{Ns: "http://example.com/ns", Body: "hello world"}
+	b, err := Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<Test xmlns="http://example.com/ns"><Body>hello world</Body></Test>`
+	if string(b) != want {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: got %s, want %s \n", string(b), want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue11431NsWoAttr(t *testing.T) {
+	type Test struct {
+		Body string `xml:"http://example.com/ns body"`
+	}
+
+	s := &Test{Body: "hello world"}
+	b, err := Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<Test><body xmlns="http://example.com/ns">hello world</body></Test>`
+	if string(b) != want {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: got %s, want %s \n", string(b), want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue11431XMLName(t *testing.T) {
+	type Test struct {
+		XMLName Name `xml:"http://example.com/ns Test"`
+		Body    string
+	}
+
+	//s := &Test{XMLName: Name{"http://example.com/ns",""}, Body: "hello world"} is unusable as the "-" is missing
+	// as documentation states
+	s := &Test{Body: "hello world"}
+	b, err := Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<Test xmlns="http://example.com/ns"><Body>hello world</Body></Test>`
+	if string(b) != want {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: got %s, want %s \n", string(b), want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue11431UsingAttr(t *testing.T) {
+	type T struct {
+		Ns   string `xml:"xmlns,attr"`
+		Body string
+	}
+
+	//s := &Test{XMLName: Name{"http://example.com/ns",""}, Body: "hello world"} is unusable as the "-" is missing
+	// as documentation states
+	s := &T{Ns: "http://example.com/ns", Body: "hello world"}
+	b, err := Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: expected no error, got %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<T xmlns="http://example.com/ns"><Body>hello world</Body></T>`
+	if string(b) != want {
+		t.Errorf("namespace handling: got %s, want %s \n", string(b), want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue11496(t *testing.T) { // Issue answered
+	type Person struct {
+		XMLName Name   `xml:"ns1 person"`
+		Name    string `xml:"name"`
+		Phone   string `xml:"ns2 phone,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	p := &Person{
+		Name:  "Oliver",
+		Phone: "110",
+	}
+
+	got, err := Marshal(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("namespace assignment: marshal error returned is %s", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<person xmlns="ns1"><name>Oliver</name><phone xmlns="ns2">110</phone></person>`
+	if string(got) != want {
+		t.Errorf("namespace assignment:\ngot:  %s\nwant: %s", string(got), want)
+	}
+
+	// Output:
+	// <person xmlns="ns1">
+	//   <name>Oliver</name>
+	//   <phone xmlns="ns2">110</phone>
+	// </person>
+	//
+	// Want:
+	// <person xmlns="ns1" xmlns:ns2="ns2">
+	//   <name>Oliver</name>
+	//   <ns2:phone>110</ns2:phone>
+	// </person>
+
+}
+
+func TestIssue8068(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		s  string
+		ok bool
+	}{ // Empty prefixed namespace is not allowed
+		{`<foo xmlns:bar="a"></foo>`, true},
+		{`<foo xmlns:bar=""></foo>`, false},
+		{`<foo xmlns:="a"></foo>`, false},
+		{`<foo xmlns:""></foo>`, false},
+		{`<foo xmlns:"a"></foo>`, false},
+	}
+
+	var dest string // type does not matter as tested tags are empty
+	var err error
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		err = Unmarshal([]byte(tc.s), &dest)
+
+		if err != nil && tc.ok {
+			t.Errorf("%s: Empty prefixed namespace : expected no error, got %s", tc.s, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if err == nil && !tc.ok {
+			t.Errorf("%s: Empty prefixed namespace : expected error, got nil", tc.s)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestIssue10538(t *testing.T) {
+	// There is no restriction of the placement of XMLName in embedded structs
+	// If the field is unexported, reflect package will panic in the documented cases
+	// Purpose of the test is to show that no panic occurs with multiple set ups of embedded structs using XMLName
+	type elementNoXMLName struct {
+		Children []interface{}
+	}
+
+	type element struct {
+		XMLName  Name
+		Children []interface{}
+	}
+
+	type Element struct {
+		XMLName  Name
+		Children []interface{}
+	}
+
+	type svgstrEmptyStruct struct {
+		elementNoXMLName        //is not exported and empty
+		Height           string `xml:"height,attr,omitempty"`
+		Width            string `xml:"width,attr,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	type svgstr struct {
+		element        // not exported and .Value panics
+		Height  string `xml:"height,attr,omitempty"`
+		Width   string `xml:"width,attr,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	type svgstrExp struct {
+		Element element // exported and .Value does not panic
+		Height  string  `xml:"height,attr,omitempty"`
+		Width   string  `xml:"width,attr,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	type svgstrExpType struct {
+		Element        // exported and .Value does not panic
+		Height  string `xml:"height,attr,omitempty"`
+		Width   string `xml:"width,attr,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	type svgstr2 struct {
+		XMLName  Name
+		Children []interface{}
+		Height   string `xml:"height,attr,omitempty"`
+		Width    string `xml:"width,attr,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	/* No embedded XMLName */
+	result := `<svgstrEmptyStruct height="200" width="400"></svgstrEmptyStruct>`
+	sE := svgstrEmptyStruct{
+		Width:  "400",
+		Height: "200",
+	}
+	a, err := Marshal(sE)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : marshaling failed with %s \n", err)
+	}
+	if string(a) != result {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : got %s, want %s \n", string(a), result)
+	}
+	/* XMLName in a unexported field is not assigned */
+	result = `<svgstr height="200" width="400"></svgstr>`
+	s := svgstr{
+		element: element{XMLName: Name{Local: "svg", Space: "www.etc"}, Children: nil},
+		Width:   "400",
+		Height:  "200",
+	}
+
+	f, err := Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : marshaling failed with %s \n", err)
+	}
+	if string(f) != result {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : got %s, want %s \n", string(f), result)
+	}
+	/* Embedding the XMLName gets it assigned to the inner struct */
+	result = `<svgstrExp height="200" width="400"><svg xmlns="www.etc"></svg></svgstrExp>`
+	sExp := svgstrExp{
+		Element: element{XMLName: Name{Local: "svg", Space: "www.etc"}, Children: nil},
+		Width:   "400",
+		Height:  "200",
+	}
+
+	b, err := Marshal(sExp)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : marshaling failed with %s \n", err)
+	}
+	if string(b) != result {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : got %s, want %s \n", string(b), result)
+	}
+	/* XMLName is not assigned to outer tag but to inner tag. Not working due to other issues */
+	result = `<svgstrExpType height="200" width="400"><Children></Children></svgstrExpType>`
+	sExpType := svgstrExpType{
+		Element: Element{XMLName: Name{Local: "svg", Space: "www.etc"}, Children: []interface{}{""}},
+		Width:   "400",
+		Height:  "200",
+	}
+
+	d, err := Marshal(sExpType)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : marshaling failed with %s \n", err)
+	}
+	if string(d) != result {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : got %s, want %s \n", string(d), result)
+	}
+	/* No inner struct. XMLName is assigned as usual */
+	result = `<svg xmlns="www.etc" height="200" width="400"></svg>`
+	s2 := svgstr2{
+		XMLName: Name{Local: "svg", Space: "www.etc"},
+		Width:   "400",
+		Height:  "200",
+	}
+
+	c, err := Marshal(s2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : marshaling failed with %s \n", err)
+	}
+	if string(c) != result {
+		t.Errorf("xmlname handling : got %s, want %s \n", string(c), result)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue7535(t *testing.T) {
+	source := `<ex:element xmlns:ex="http://example.com/schema"></ex:element>`
+	result := `<ex:element xmlns:ex="http://example.com/schema"></ex:element>`
+	// A prefix is the namespace known from the tag where it is declared and not the default namespace.
+	// But in a well-formed xml, it is useless as the prefix is bound and recorded as an attribute
+	in := strings.NewReader(source)
+	var errl, err error
+	var token Token
+
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		out := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		d := NewDecoder(in)
+		e := NewEncoder(out)
+		errl = nil
+		for errl == nil {
+			token, err = d.Token()
+			if err != nil {
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					errl = err
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("read token failed:%s", err)
+					return
+				}
+			} else { // err is nil
+				// end token contains now the URL which can be encoded only if the NS if available
+				// from the start token
+				err = e.EncodeToken(token)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("encode token failed : %s", err)
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		e.Flush()
+		if out.String() != result {
+			t.Errorf("duplicating namespace : got %s, want %s \n", out.String(), result)
+			return
+		}
+		in.Reset(out.String())
+	}
+
+	if errl != nil && errl != io.EOF {
+		t.Errorf("%s \n: duplicating namespace : got error %v, want no fail \n", source, errl)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIssue11405(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []string{
 		"<root>",
@@ -1178,6 +1488,246 @@ func TestIssue20685(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIssue16497(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type IQ struct {
+		Type    string `xml:"type,attr"`
+		XMLName Name   `xml:"iq"`
+	}
+
+	type embedIQ struct {
+		IQ IQ
+	}
+
+	/* Anonymous struct */
+	resp := struct {
+		IQ
+	}{} /* */
+
+	var err error
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(`<iq/>`), &resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmarshal anonymous struct failed with %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	// assigning values or not does not change anything
+	var respEmbed embedIQ
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(`<iq/>`), &respEmbed)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unmarshal anonymous struct failed with %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssue9519(t *testing.T) {
+	// Expects prefixed notation prefix:tag name iso xmlns:
+	type HouseType struct {
+		XMLName   Name   `xml:"prefix11 House"`
+		MessageId string `xml:"message_id,attr"`
+	}
+
+	var tm HouseType
+	var err error
+
+	tm.MessageId = "test1234"
+
+	var data1 []byte
+	data1, err = Marshal(tm)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s : handling namespace : got error %v, want no fail \n", data1, err)
+	}
+
+	result := `<House xmlns="prefix11" message_id="` + tm.MessageId + `"></House>`
+	if string(data1) != result {
+		t.Errorf("handling namespace : got %v, want %s \n", string(data1), result)
+	}
+
+	var tm2 HouseType
+	err = Unmarshal([]byte(data1), &tm2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%s : handling namespace : got error %v, want no fail \n", data1, err)
+	}
+
+	if tm.MessageId != tm2.MessageId {
+		t.Errorf("handling namespace : got %s, want %s \n", tm.MessageId, tm2.MessageId)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalXMLName(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type InnerStruct struct {
+		XMLName Name `xml:"testns outer"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterStruct struct {
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int `xml:"int,attr"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterNamedStruct struct {
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int  `xml:"int,attr"`
+		XMLName Name `xml:"outerns test"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterNamedOrderedStruct struct {
+		XMLName Name `xml:"outerns test"`
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int `xml:"int,attr"`
+	}
+
+	var unMarshalTestsXMLName = []struct {
+		Value          interface{}
+		ExpectXML      string
+		MarshalOnly    bool
+		MarshalError   string
+		UnmarshalOnly  bool
+		UnmarshalError string
+	}{
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<outer xmlns="testns" int="10"></outer>`,
+			Value:     &OuterStruct{IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<outer xmlns="testns" int="10"></outer>`,
+			Value:     &OuterStruct{IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<test xmlns="outerns" int="10"></test>`,
+			Value:     &OuterNamedStruct{XMLName: Name{Space: "outerns", Local: "test"}, IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<test xmlns="outerns" int="10"></test>`,
+			Value:     &OuterNamedOrderedStruct{XMLName: Name{Space: "outerns", Local: "test"}, IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+	}
+	for i, test := range unMarshalTestsXMLName {
+		if test.MarshalOnly {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := test.Value.(*Plain); ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if test.ExpectXML == `<top>`+
+			`<x><b xmlns="space">b</b>`+
+			`<b xmlns="space1">b1</b></x>`+
+			`</top>` {
+			// TODO(rogpeppe): re-enable this test in
+			// https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/5910/
+			continue
+		}
+
+		vt := reflect.TypeOf(test.Value)
+		dest := reflect.New(vt.Elem()).Interface()
+		err := Unmarshal([]byte(test.ExpectXML), dest)
+
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			switch fix := dest.(type) {
+			case *Feed:
+				fix.Author.InnerXML = ""
+				for i := range fix.Entry {
+					fix.Entry[i].Author.InnerXML = ""
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if test.UnmarshalError == "" {
+					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%#v): %s", test.ExpectXML, err)
+					return
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.UnmarshalError) {
+					t.Errorf("unmarshal(%#v): %s, want %q", test.ExpectXML, err, test.UnmarshalError)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if got, want := dest, test.Value; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+				t.Errorf("unmarshal(%q):\nhave %#v\nwant %#v", test.ExpectXML, got, want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMarshalXMLName(t *testing.T) {
+
+	type InnerStruct struct {
+		XMLName Name `xml:"testns outer"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterStruct struct {
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int `xml:"int,attr"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterNamedStruct struct {
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int  `xml:"int,attr"`
+		XMLName Name `xml:"outerns test"`
+	}
+
+	type OuterNamedOrderedStruct struct {
+		XMLName Name `xml:"outerns test"`
+		InnerStruct
+		IntAttr int `xml:"int,attr"`
+	}
+
+	var marshalTestsXMLName = []struct {
+		Value          interface{}
+		ExpectXML      string
+		MarshalOnly    bool
+		MarshalError   string
+		UnmarshalOnly  bool
+		UnmarshalError string
+	}{
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<outer xmlns="testns" int="10"></outer>`,
+			Value:     &OuterStruct{IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<outer xmlns="testns" int="10"></outer>`,
+			Value:     &OuterStruct{IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<test xmlns="outerns" int="10"></test>`,
+			Value:     &OuterNamedStruct{XMLName: Name{Space: "outerns", Local: "test"}, IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+		{
+			ExpectXML: `<test xmlns="outerns" int="10"></test>`,
+			Value:     &OuterNamedOrderedStruct{XMLName: Name{Space: "outerns", Local: "test"}, IntAttr: 10},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for idx, test := range marshalTestsXMLName {
+		if test.UnmarshalOnly {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", idx), func(t *testing.T) {
+			data, err := Marshal(test.Value)
+			if err != nil {
+				if test.MarshalError == "" {
+					t.Errorf("marshal(%#v): %s", test.Value, err)
+					return
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), test.MarshalError) {
+					t.Errorf("marshal(%#v): %s, want %q", test.Value, err, test.MarshalError)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if test.MarshalError != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Marshal succeeded, want error %q", test.MarshalError)
+				return
+			}
+			if got, want := string(data), test.ExpectXML; got != want {
+				if strings.Contains(want, "\n") {
+					t.Errorf("marshal(%#v):\nHAVE:\n%s\nWANT:\n%s", test.Value, got, want)
+				} else {
+					t.Errorf("marshal(%#v):\nhave %#q\nwant %#q", test.Value, got, want)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func tokenMap(mapping func(t Token) Token) func(TokenReader) TokenReader {
 	return func(src TokenReader) TokenReader {
 		return mapper{
@@ -1312,7 +1862,11 @@ func testRoundTrip(t *testing.T, input string) {
 
 func TestRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := map[string]string{
-		"trailing colon":         `<foo abc:="x"></foo>`,
+		// Disabling these tests because the parser now treats malformed namespaces as an error.
+		// See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/43168.
+		// "leading colon":          `<::Test ::foo="bar"><:::Hello></:::Hello><Hello></Hello></::Test>`,
+		// "trailing colon":         `<foo abc:="x"></foo>`,
+		// "double colon":           `<x:y:foo></x:y:foo>`,
 		"comments in directives": `<!ENTITY x<!<!-- c1 [ " -->--x --> > <e></e> <!DOCTYPE xxx [ x<!-- c2 " -->--x ]>`,
 	}
 	for name, input := range tests {